Aleutians East Borough, Alaska (AK)

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County population in July 2007: 2,666 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 307
Renter-occupied apartments: 219

% of renters here:	42%
State:	37%

Land area: 6988 sq. mi.
Water area: 8023.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 0 people per square mile

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2008 cost of living index in Aleutians East Borough: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (44.8%), Educational,health and social services (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska:

American Indian (38.6%)
Filipino (24.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (19.3%)
Hispanic (12.6%)
Other race (7.4%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Black (1.7%)
Vietnamese (1.0%)
Other Asian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 1,750	(64.9%)
Females: 947	(35.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,095
County population in 2003: 2,715
Jobs in 2003: 1,727

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,085
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.8%

Average household size:

Aleutians East Borough:	2.7 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,722 ($47,875 in 1999)

This county:	$59,722
Alaska:	$64,333

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $665 (lower quartile is $418, upper quartile is $869)

This county:	$665
State:	$843

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $163,468 (it was $98,800 in 2000)

Aleutians East Borough:	$163,468
Alaska:	$231,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $135,027 - $227,070

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $218,048
Here: $218,048
State: $278,038

In 2-unit structures: $96,863
Here: $96,863
State: $310,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $263,689
Here: $263,689
State: $186,942

Mobile homes: $32,500
Here: $32,500
State: $42,305

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,150
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $263

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $151,400
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,200
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $140,100
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $984 (1.0%)

Aleutians East Borough household income distribution in 2007

Aleutians East Borough home values distribution

Aleutians East Borough contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	21.8%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Aleutians East Borough is $765 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $970 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1199 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sand Point, King Cove, Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass.

Neighboring counties: Lake and Peninsula Borough .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Aleutians East Borough: Pavlof (A), Coal Harbor (B), Pirate Cove (C), Louies Corner (D), Unangashik (E), Unimak (F), Pirate Shake (G), Long John (H), Fosters Camp (I), Riechesni (J), Nosovskoi (K), Ilnik (L), Burns Cabin (M), Tigalda (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Franks Lagoon (A), Hess, Lake (B), Christianson Lagoon (C), Little Lagoon (D), Knutson Lake (E), Bear Lake (F), Hoodoo Lake (G), Big Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coal Creek (A), Coal Oil Creek (B), Coleman Creek (C), David River (D), Eastern Creek (E), Lynden Creek (F), King Salmon River (G), Milky River (H), Mino Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Aleutians East Borough: Simeonof National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beaches: Airplane Flats (A), Long Beach (B), Oksenof Beach (C), Ocean Beach (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	13.2%
Alaska:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 28
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 493 (33% naturalized citizens)

Aleutians East Borough:	18.3%
Whole state:	5.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 113 1990 to 1994: 178 1985 to 1989: 67 1980 to 1984: 55 1975 to 1979: 25 1970 to 1974: 46 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 1

Mean travel time to work: 6.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%

Aleutians East Borough marital status for males

Aleutians East Borough marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 539
One, attached: 29
Two: 35
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 24
10 to 19: 32
Mobile homes: 29

Housing units in Aleutians East Borough with a mortgage: 125 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140

Here:	47.2% with mortgage
State:	74.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 298
Total congregations: 4
Religions in Aleutians East Borough - Sand Point, King Cove, Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass

Aleutians East Borough-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alaska state average. It is 866% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/14/1948 at 22:31:43, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from Aleutians East Borough center
On 5/30/1991 at 13:17:41, a magnitude 7.0 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.8 MS, 7.0 MW, Depth: 17.6 mi) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/13/1993 at 11:59:49, a magnitude 6.9 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.8 MS, 6.9 MW, Depth: 20.1 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/21/1987 at 05:46:10, a magnitude 6.6 (6.2 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.1 MS, 6.6 ML) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from Aleutians East Borough center
On 10/13/1999 at 01:33:40, a magnitude 6.4 (6.0 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.0 ML, Depth: 18.6 mi) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/9/1985 at 09:33:32, a magnitude 6.6 (6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.6 MS, 6.0 MS) earthquake occurred 98.9 miles away from Aleutians East Borough center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (53%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Public administration (6%)
Construction (4%)
Water transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food (31%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Health care (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (14%)
Food processing workers (11%)
Rail and water transportation workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Cashiers (6%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines (69%)
Mexico (16%)
Vietnam (5%)
Laos (4%)
Dominican Republic (2%)
Micronesia (1%)
Japan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Aleutians East Borough (%):

Norwegian (4%)
United States or American (3%)
Irish (2%)
English (2%)
French Canadian (1%)
German (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Aleutians East Borough mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 280 (27%)
Carpooled: 80 (8%)
Taxi: 12 (1%)
Motorcycle: 15 (1%)
Walked: 604 (58%)
Other means: 48 (5%)
Worked at home: 8 (1%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska

645 people in other workers' dormitories
497 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
141 people in crews of maritime vessels

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,165.

13.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,273 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.88%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.68% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($9,011 average AGI)
11.20% relocated from other states ($26,261 average AGI)
Aleutians East Borough: 11.20%
Alaska average: 6.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

18.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,488 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	18.39%
Alaska average:	9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($10,626 average AGI)
14.05% relocated to other states ($26,862 average AGI)
Aleutians East Borough: 14.05%
Alaska average: 6.19%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Anchorage Municipality, AK	2.09% ($30,071 average AGI)
to King County, WA	2.09% ($28,214)
to San Diego County, CA	1.79% ($29,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Births per 1000 population in Aleutians East Borough

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 1.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 2.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Aleutians East Borough

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Aleutians East Borough

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 0 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,432

In family households: 1,212 (240 male householders, 105 female householders)
265 spouses, 497 children (479 natural, 11 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 19 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 220 (143 male householders (115 living alone)), 36 female householders (31 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,265 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 105 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 146 1-person, 31 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

58.7% of residents of Aleutians East Borough speak English at home.
12.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
25.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $20,216,000 ($7501 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,042,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,294,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $569,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,947,000
Federal grants: $8,213,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,810,000 ($973,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,383,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 94

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	80 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 32

Here:	12 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +68

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -111

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Aleutians East Borough

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.00 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 43
1980 to 1989: 292
1970 to 1979: 174
1960 to 1969: 81
1950 to 1959: 55
1940 to 1949: 30
1939 or earlier: 8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 67 6 rooms: 99 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 25 9+ rooms: 17

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 47 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 5 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Aleutians East Borough:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 60 3 bedrooms: 177 4 bedrooms: 40 5+ bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aleutians East Borough:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 89 3 bedrooms: 73 4 bedrooms: 12 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Aleutians East Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 103 2 vehicles: 116 3 vehicles: 19 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Aleutians East Borough in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 88 1 vehicle: 96 2 vehicles: 26 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 3

59% of Aleutians East Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Alaska.

Aleutians East Borough:	59.0%
State average:	47.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1055
Northeast: 65
Midwest: 190
South: 224
West: 617

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (96.7%) Electricity (2.3%) Other fuel (1.0%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84.9%) Electricity (12.3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.4%) Other fuel (1.4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Alaska:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Alaska:	5.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	20.0%
Alaska:	14.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Aleutians East Borough government finances in 2002:

Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $98,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $9,000
Construction - General: $6,091,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,283,000
Central Staff Services: $919,000

General - Other: $889,000

Health Services - Other: $563,000

Financial Administration: $207,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $178,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,862,000
General Support: $226,000

All Other: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $263,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $207,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $217,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $1,069,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,381,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,735,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,256,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $3,629,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,000
Other, NEC: $125,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $475,000
Interest Earnings: $468,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $545,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $15,605,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,584,000
General Support: $1,549,000

All Other: $206,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $2,014,000
Property: $930,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,808,000

Aleutians East Borough Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

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